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Minnesota State Office - WIC Program
800-657-3942 (toll-free)
651-201-4444 (state office)
Find your WIC Clinic Phone Number

Contact Info

Minnesota State Office - WIC Program
800-657-3942 (toll-free)
651-201-4444 (state office)
Find your WIC Clinic Phone Number

WIC Reports and Data

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WIC provides data, reports, maps, and fact sheets on many topics. In general, WIC will maintain at least 3 years of data on our website. Questions or Feedback?

Fact Sheets on specific health topics can be found under those topic headings, including Breastfeeding, Anemia in Children, and Anemia in Women, and Children’s Weight Status.

WIC Participation is based on monthly issuance of food benefits. For unduplicated counts, participants are counted once per year as their WIC Type (infant, child, pregnant, postpartum, etc.) the first time they received services in the calendar year.

Minnesota WIC Benefit Utilization Summary
Includes data on the count of households receiving benefits, percent of households who are using any of their benefits, and the percent of food benefits used (utilization). Report data is provided beginning October 2019.

WIC collects breastfeeding initiation and duration information on infants who participate in the WIC Program.

WIC collects information about birth weight, gestational duration, and mother's prenatal participation in the WIC Program. The following provides annual summary reports and data for the birth weight of infants participating in Minnesota WIC.

WIC tests hemoglobin for 8-month (or older) infants and children up to 5 years of age who are participating in the WIC Program. Summary annual data about anemia in infants (>8 months old) and children (1 to 5 years old) participating in Minnesota WIC.

WIC tests hemoglobin for pregnant and postpartum women participating in the WIC Program. Summary annual reports of anemia in women during and after pregnancy.

WIC measures weight and height for all children participating in the WIC Program.

WIC assesses health risk behaviors such as pre-pregnancy cigarette use and the amount of time between pregnancies for women participating in the WIC Program.

  • Minnesota Public Health Data Access - Interactive maps, charts, and queries with data on multiple health and environment topics.
  • Minnesota County Health Tables - A compilation of public health data for Minnesota and its 87 counties.
  • WIC Interactive Graphs (scroll below Key Findings section) - The PC 2020 report, provided by USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), summarizes demographic, income and health-related characteristics and behaviors of participants certified to receive WIC benefits in April 2020.
  • WIC Eligibility and Coverage Rates - 2022 Charts (scroll below Key Findings section to Figure 5) - This report, provided by USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), presents 2022 national and state estimates of the number of people eligible for WIC benefits and the percentage of the eligible population and the US population covered by the program, including estimates by participant category and race/ethnicity.

Reports Requests
Can't find what you are looking for? Local Agency staff can request data, assistance with reports, or ad-hoc reports using the Local Agency Reports & Data Request

Infoview
An ad-hoc reporting tool used to create Local Agency WIC requested reports that can be run by Infoview users and is also a storage site for other reports.

  • Previous years of data can be found in the appropriate Infoview ANNUAL REPORTS folder.
  • WIC End-of-Month (EOM) Reports for Breastfeeding, Formula, Nutrition and Participation can be found in the Infoview AGENCY EOM folder. The WIC EOM Reports page provides guidance documents explaining how to read these reports and where to find them.

HuBERT Reports
Other pre-defined reports are also available in the HuBERT Information System. The following are guidance documents to assist in reading these reports:

If you can't find the data you're looking for on this page, you can request data/information using the following forms. Please note that all data request submissions will be reviewed and fulfilled, if possible, with respect to any indicated time constraints.

WIC follows federal regulations and continuously evaluates the program to maintain program integrity, improve services, and meet participants’ needs. WIC works with research partners such as universities and independent evaluators, while safeguarding confidential participant data.

For local WIC Agencies: Coordinating with MDH WIC on Studies
Please contact your state consultant to conduct or use any WIC study. This includes situations where outside organizations approach local agencies with plans to do a study involving WIC. Provide a short description early in the planning process, so WIC state staff are aware of current studies and can offer technical assistance.

WIC studies can attract media coverage or other attention and can be presented as if everything in the study is true regardless of the quality of the study. It is important WIC state staff are aware of all current studies.

For potential research partners:
Minnesota WIC mentors students interested in research related to the WIC program and can partner with other research entities. Contact the WIC State Office for more information.

WIC Research and Evaluation
Published research on the WIC Program

 

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Last Updated: 10/28/2024